Caught Out
This Mantis is usually only ‘seen’ camouflaged against the bark of trees in the bush, in my experience. I followed this fellow around the wall of a building for a while to see what would happen. He didn’t like being corralled but it worked to slow him down for a while and keep him from running away.
Then this Aphid appeared at a run over the edge of the wall and the Mantis took off after it and snatched it up in a vice like grip crushing it instantly at either end.
Juicy.
And tasty. To a Mantis.
Going.
Burp!
That’s livin.
© Mark Berkery ……. Click any picture and click again to enlarge
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What a thorny body. I can see that he would be well camouflaged on bark. My favorite is the third photo.
Yes Karen, they can only be seen when they move.
fantastic shots.
Fantastic creature!